SCEA announces studio formed by David Jaffe & Incog's Scott Campbell

[Zenien]

FOSTER CITY, Calif., July 27 -- Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced an exclusive game development deal with Eat, Sleep, Play(TM), a new software development company formed by legendary game creators David Jaffe and Scott Campbell. Under the agreement, Eat, Sleep, Play is signed on for a multi-year, multi-title deal to create titles for the PlayStation family of products, with the first slated for release in 2008.

Based in Utah, Eat, Sleep, Play is a newly formed company founded by David Jaffe, a former creative director for SCEA's Santa Monica Studios; and Scott Campbell, the founder of Incognito Entertainment, a dedicated development studio also under the SCEA Santa Monica Studios banner. Jaffe is perhaps best known as the co-creator and game director behind the multi-million PlayStation(R) platform franchises Twisted Metal(R) on PS one(R) & PlayStation(R)2 and God of War(R) on PlayStation 2. Campbell, a long-time collaborator with Jaffe and co-creator of the Twisted Metal titles, is currently receiving industry praise for Incognito's PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM))-exclusive online air and ground combat game Warhawk(TM). Additionally, Jaffe and Campbell recently collaborated efforts on Calling All Cars(TM), a popular exclusive downloadable title for PLAYSTATION(R)Network.

In addition to the multi-year, multi-title deal to create titles for the PlayStation family of products, the company will also be creating Twisted Metal(R): Head On for PlayStation 2, which is scheduled to be released this winter. Twisted Metal: Head On will feature lost levels from the never released Twisted Metal: Black(R) Part II and a documentary on the series.

"We are extremely pleased to be working with David and Scott and supporting them in their new endeavor," said Shuhei Yoshida, senior vice president, product development, SCEA. "Through hit after hit, they have established themselves as two of the most talented individuals this industry has ever seen, and I look forward to seeing what kind of further gaming innovation they can bring to the PlayStation brand through our new development deal."

In conjunction with today's news, SCEA confirmed that the core members of the Incognito team responsible for Warhawk will remain within the SCEA Santa Monica Studios fold, headed up by Dylan Jobe, and will continue to produce content for this highly-anticipated title. Jobe, game director for Warhawk, is known for his work on the popular hit titles War of the Monsters(TM) and Twisted Metal: Black(R) for PlayStation 2.
SOURCE Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.

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[Zenien]

Sound like they're making a a 'definitive Twisted Metal Black' as it were. Including lost levels from the sequel that never saw completion, and a documentary on Twisted Metal. It will probably (hopefully) all be remade usng the last version of Incogs PS2 engine.

 

[블라스]

DID SOMEONE SAY TWISTED METAL???????????????????

BEST GAME EVER! I NEED THIS GAME!

 

[Zenien]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/22861.html

Interview with David Jaffe. There's an age check required/

 

[블라스]

I love Twisted Metal, woman.

Hey, is this going to be a Psp port with some enhancements? Cause Head-on was the name of the TM psp game.

I'd still buy it

 

[Zenien]

PS2 game, probably remade using the last version of the Incog PS2 engine, with new levels and content from the canned Twisted Metal Black 2, a documentary, probably online play and probably 20 bucks.

Head on was just a port of Black, so chances are they'll just use the PS2 version for this. Hopefully touched up/enhanced.

 

[블라스]

Sounds awesome
I'm gonna go play TMB, later

 

[Havok83]

what they need to do is make a PS3 Twisted Metal game. TM Black was the game that made me buy a PS2

 

[블라스]

A Ps3 Twisted Metal would make me buy a Ps3 NOW.

 

[XtromaniaK]

A Ps3 Twisted Metal would make me buy a Ps3 NOW.

You buying a PS3 would make me kick your ass NOW.

You promised to get a 360, and I expect results once you get back to Canada-land. Everyone at GR misses shooting you in the face, and it's about damn time you stopped depriving us of one of our basic rights as human beings.

 

[블라스]

You buying a PS3 would make me kick your ass NOW.

You promised to get a 360, and I expect results once you get back to Canada-land. Everyone at GR misses shooting you in the face, and it's about damn time you stopped depriving us of one of our basic rights as human beings.

Extro-muchacho...I will get a 360 as soon as I get to Canadaland, cause my guess is that the new, non-exploding models will be availale by then
And believe me, I miss playing with you guys so much
Everything will be awesome again very soon

 

[Avalanche]

He'll have to buy a PS3 for MGS4 anyway.

 

[블라스]

He'll have to buy a PS3 for MGS4 anyway.

True

 

[Speedball]

David Jaffe is such a pretentious jackass.
Love his games, hate him.

 

[kytrigger]

God I love TMB. Just hearing this makes me want to go play it all over again. I like that this iwll include new levels, but I would love if they actually made a true sequel to it for the PS3.

 

[KALEL114]

God of War creator confirms three PS3 exclusives

David Jaffe confirmed in an interview with GamePro that Eat Sleep Play's three upcoming games would in fact be original PS3 exclusives.


PS Triple gets more exclusive mojo
Jaffe clarified statements that in addition to the Twisted Metal: Head-On port for PS2, his new independent studio of 20 employees will concurrently be working on the first of three original games exclusively for PlayStation 3.

"I can't disclose themes," Jaffe said, "but the new game is medium to hardcore in terms of game play and will focus heavily on multiplayer."

"I am more excited about this game than anything I have ever worked on. I cannot wait to unveil it," Jaffed added from Eat Sleep Play headquarters in Salt Lake City.

The three new games will either be on Blu-ray disc or as downloadable titles depending on how Sony decides to distribute the games. The first unnamed title is expected sometime in 2008.

Eat Sleep Play was founded in July by David Jaffe and Scott Campbell both formerly of Sony Studios. Combined, they are responsible for such titles as God of War and Twisted Metal.

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[The Guardian]

God of War creator confirms three PS3 exclusives

David Jaffe confirmed in an interview with GamePro that Eat Sleep Play's three upcoming games would in fact be original PS3 exclusives.


PS Triple gets more exclusive mojo
Jaffe clarified statements that in addition to the Twisted Metal: Head-On port for PS2, his new independent studio of 20 employees will concurrently be working on the first of three original games exclusively for PlayStation 3.

"I can't disclose themes," Jaffe said, "but the new game is medium to hardcore in terms of game play and will focus heavily on multiplayer."

"I am more excited about this game than anything I have ever worked on. I cannot wait to unveil it," Jaffed added from Eat Sleep Play headquarters in Salt Lake City.

The three new games will either be on Blu-ray disc or as downloadable titles depending on how Sony decides to distribute the games. The first unnamed title is expected sometime in 2008.

Eat Sleep Play was founded in July by David Jaffe and Scott Campbell both formerly of Sony Studios. Combined, they are responsible for such titles as God of War and Twisted Metal.

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[Zenien]

"but the new game is medium to hardcore in terms of game play and will focus heavily on multiplayer."

"I am more excited about this game than anything I have ever worked on. I cannot wait to unveil it,"

Interesting.

 

[블라스]

Yeah, yeah, yeah....TWISTED METAL, YOU BASTARD! WHAT ABOUT TWISTED METAL???

 

[Havok83]

I think Twisted Metal would work really well as a PSN title